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“A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the #universe as revealed by modern #science, might be able to draw forth reserves of #reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later, such a #religion will emerge.”
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I really resonate with this article, especially this part: "I find that the problem of meaning in this void is often best addressed by a type of #pantheism, an embrace of that change. More than a former Christian, what I think of myself on some days as is an aspiring pagan."
I'm not wholly convinced of his argument, and hopefully I can write about why later this week, but on the whole it is excellent.
Why we need a new expression of the sacred: a #pagan#theology
"I don't follow any religious construct, but I think nature and God are the same thing. The mysterious origin of life — science tells us how it happened, prophecy tells us another story. I found that everything in nature — the complexity, the biodiversity, the symbiotic relationships — is the same thing other people attribute to God."